Friday, October 19, 2007

Abortion Survivors

Many people have expressed their opinion about the effect of the baby being more important than that of the mother. If you choose not to have an abortion I am sure that good things will come out of it . It so happens that if a woman is contemplating abortion it can cause the child to stop the proper in-utero bonding between the parent and child. In addition, these kids have a higher risk of being periodically suicidal than kids that are “wanted” or “planned.” Let’s say, for example, that your sibling was aborted. The “un aborted” child would feel guilty later on in life and wonder why he or she wasn’t the one being aborted. There could also be a distrusting relationship with their parents and parental figures later on in life. Abortion survivors experience a guilt that is similar to that of holocaust survivors mainly because they were selected to live, while the other person or people were left to die. Survivors of abortion are affected if they remember the experience, know that siblings were aborted, or comprehend the social attitude towards them. There are 3 types f survivors 1) haunted child- constantly wonders about the unknown and distrusts the people around him 2) bound child- parents overprotect the child from the harms of the outside world and 3) substitute child- replaced a previous child and has high expectations for them. Survivors feel disassociated and numb from physical, mental and emotional pain as well as experience flashbacks and feelings of guilt and grief. They are more likely to develop self destructive habits, experience fragmentation and detachment. People with Post Abortion Survivor syndrome (PASS) have risk taking behaviors and always think that something bad is always going to happen Whichever way the mother turns there will be consequences and negative effects with every thing you choose.

5 comments:

Schwallacus said...

Wow I never realized how even the smallest thoughts and actions can do so much to one person. Nice Argument.

Leslie H said...

I can't believe how difficult an abortion can be on the other child, or survivor. It never occurred to me that so many complications could arrive from one decision even though it is clear how big the decision to have an abortion is.

mike said...

i just realized how hard it is for abortion survivors. I always thought about hte parents but never the brother or sister and that makes me want to ban abortion because of all the effects it has on everyone

themoney said...

I never really knew that the other child is effected by an abortion. This makes the decision for having an abortion much more serious, especially if it can end up effecting your future child.

louiem.engineer said...

i guess it would have to depend on when the sibling was aborted for it to have an effect on the survivor. and it also makes a lot of sense that the parents not wanting them will have a negative effect on the child. i believe the child should remember that they were lucky enough to be given the gift of life and instead of worrying about what could have happened to them, that in the end it didn't.